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焉耆盆地

Mandarin · pinyin Yān qí pén dì

Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin

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焉: yān · thereupon, then; how? why? where?
耆: qí · man of sixty; aged, old
盆: pén · basin, tub, pot, bowl
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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1–2–2–4 · Yan1 qi2 pen2 di4

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